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Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 4, 1886
Died
March 22, 1971
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Nella Walker
0.4 Popularity
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nella Walker (March 6, 1886 – March 22, 1971) was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, and in her teens became half of the husband and wife vaudeville team "Mack and Walker", with her husband Wilbur Mack. By 1929 she had launched a film acting career, her first film role being in Tanned Legs alongside Sally Blane, Dorothy Revier, June Clyde, and Arthur Lake. She appeared in three films in 1929, and easily transitioned to "talking films", appearing in another four films in 1930, possibly making the smooth transition because she was never an established silent film actress. In 1931 her film career took off, with her appearing in ten films that year, five of which were uncredited. Her marriage ended not long after her film career was on the rise, and from 1932-33 she appeared in fifteen films, only five of which were uncredited. In 1935, her career improved, and between that year and 1938 she had 23 film appearances. Her biggest film appearance during that period was in Young Dr. Kildare alongside Lionel Barrymore and Lew Ayres. Throughout the 1930s her career was strong, and, despite her never being a premier "star", she repeatedly had solid acting roles. She finished that decade strong in 1939 with nine film roles, only three of which were uncredited. The 1940s mirrored her success of the previous decade in many ways, with her appearing in 37 films from 1940 to 1947. Now later in her career, and over 60 years of age, she slowed her career for a time, not having another role until 1950 when she appeared in Nancy Goes to Rio alongside Ann Sothern and Carmen Miranda. She appeared in another two films in 1952, then had her last film acting role in 1954, in the film Sabrina alongside Humphrey Bogart and Audrey Hepburn.
Known For
7.5
Maude Larrabee
Sabrina
1954
6.1
Mrs. Hackett
Flesh and Fury
1952
4.7
Mrs. Jethrow (uncredited)
Young Man with Ideas
1952
5.7
Mrs. Harrison
Nancy Goes to Rio
1950
4.8
Molly Freneau
That Hagen Girl
1947
6.7
Grandview Citizen (uncredited)
Magic Town
1947
6.1
Mrs. Webster
Variety Girl
1947
8.0
Mrs. Georgia Lorrison
Undercover Maisie
1947
6.3
Mrs. Wendell
The Locket
1946
4.8
Mrs. Johannsen, victim's mother
Big Town
1946
Credits
Sabrina
as Maude Larrabee
1954
7.5
Flesh and Fury
as Mrs. Hackett
1952
6.1
Young Man with Ideas
as Mrs. Jethrow (uncredited)
1952
4.7
Nancy Goes to Rio
as Mrs. Harrison
1950
5.7
That Hagen Girl
as Molly Freneau
1947
4.8
Magic Town
as Grandview Citizen (uncredited)
1947
6.7
Variety Girl
as Mrs. Webster
1947
6.1
Undercover Maisie
as Mrs. Georgia Lorrison
1947
8.0
The Locket
as Mrs. Wendell
1946
6.3
Big Town
as Mrs. Johannsen, victim's mother
1946
4.8
Two Sisters from Boston
as Mrs. Lawrence Tyburt Patterson, Sr.
1946
6.0
Follow That Woman
as Mrs. Henderson
1945
6.0
Murder in the Blue Room
as Linda Baldrich
1944
5.0
In Society
as Mrs. Elizabeth Van Cleve
1944
5.8
Take It or Leave It
as Mrs. Preston
1944
4.0
Ladies of Washington
as Mrs. Crane (uncredited)
1944
5.5
What a Woman
as Senator's Wife (uncredited)
1943
5.6
Hers to Hold
as Dorothy Craig
1943
6.9
Air Raid Wardens
as Millicent Norton
1943
7.1
We Were Dancing
as Mrs. Janet Bentley
1942
3.6
Kid Glove Killer
as Mrs. Daniels
1942
6.2
Hellzapoppin'
as Mrs. Rand
1941
7.2
Kathleen
as Mrs. Farrell
1941
5.0
Manpower
as Floor Lady (uncredited)
1941
6.7
Reaching for the Sun
as Nurse
1941
6.0
Repent at Leisure
as Sally Baldwin
1941
5.7
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
as Mrs. Grange
1941
4.7
Back Street
as Corinne Saxel
1941
7.2
Buck Privates
as Mrs. Parker II
1941
6.7
Kitty Foyle
as Aunt Jessica
1940
6.5
Little Men
as Truant Officer
1940
5.6
No Time for Comedy
as First-Nighter (uncredited)
1940
5.0
I Love You Again
as Kay's Mother
1940
7.2
Blame It on Love
as Virginia Francis
1940
2.5
The Saint Takes Over
as Lucy Fernack
1940
6.4
Irene
as Mrs. Marshall (uncredited)
1940
6.0
Sauce for the Gander
as Mrs. Bentley
1940
5.0
Swanee River
as Mrs. McDowell
1939
6.7
A Child Is Born
as Mrs. Twitchell
1939
6.5
Espionage Agent
as Mrs. Peyton
1939
5.9
In Name Only
as Mrs. Walker
1939
7.0
These Glamour Girls
as Carol's Mother Mrs. Christy (uncredited)
1939
5.5
When Tomorrow Comes
as Mrs. Dumont
1939
5.1
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
as Dorothy Craig
1939
7.1
The Saint Strikes Back
as Mrs. Betty Fernack
1939
5.6
Made for Each Other
as Dr. Langham's Nurse-Receptionist (uncredited)
1939
6.1
Hard to Get
as Mrs. Emmy Atwater (uncredited)
1938
6.0
Young Dr. Kildare
as Mrs. Chanler
1938
6.5
Professor Beware
as Railroad Information Clerk
1938
6.1
The Rage of Paris
as Mrs. Duncan
1938
5.8
The Crime of Doctor Hallet
as Mrs. Carpenter
1938
0.0
45 Fathers
as Mrs. Carter
1937
1.0
Stella Dallas
as Mrs. Grosvenor
1937
6.9
Three Smart Girls
as Dorothy Craig
1936
6.4
Don't Turn 'em Loose
as Helen Webster
1936
4.0
Captain January
as Mrs. Mason
1936
6.7
Small Town Girl
as Mrs. Dakin
1936
5.9
Klondike Annie
1936
6.4
Coronado
as Mrs. Gloria Marvin
1935
3.0
I Live My Life
as Ruth's Mother (Uncredited)
1935
6.4
Red Salute
as Aunt Betty
1935
5.6
Going Highbrow
as Mrs. Marsh
1935
6.0
A Dog of Flanders
as Frau Vanderkloot
1935
7.0
McFadden´s Flats
as Mrs. Hall
1935
0.0
The Woman in Red
as Aunt Bettina
1935
6.0
The Right to Live
as Mrs. Pride
1935
4.4
Fugitive Lady
as Mrs. Brooks
1934
6.0
Behold My Wife!
as Mrs. Copperwaithe
1934
7.0
Big Hearted Herbert
as Mrs. Goodrich
1934
3.5
Desirable
as Eve - aka Madame Françoise
1934
7.3
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Elmer and Elsie
as Mrs. Eva Kincaid
1934
0.0
Change of Heart
as Mrs. Frieda Mockby
1934
6.2
Fashions of 1934
as Mrs. Van Tyle
1934
6.4
All of Me
as Mrs. Darrow
1934
6.0
The 9th Guest
as Margaret Chisholm
1934
5.9
Four Frightened People
as Mrs. Ainger
1934
5.9
The House on 56th Street
as Eleanor Van Tyle
1933
4.6
Ever in My Heart
as Cousin Martha Sewell
1933
5.3
Ace of Aces
as Mrs. Adams
1933
5.3
Sensation Hunters
as Mrs. Grayson
1933
2.0
Reunion in Vienna
as Countess Von Stainz
1933
6.6
Humanity
as Mrs. James Pelton
1933
0.0
Dangerously Yours
as Lady Gregory
1933
0.0
Frisco Jenny
as Janet Reynolds (uncredited)
1933
6.3
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
as Mrs. Long (uncredited)
1932
6.3
They Call It Sin
as Mrs. Hollister
1932
5.8
Trouble in Paradise
as Mme. Bouchet (uncredited)
1932
7.4
Is My Face Red?
as Aunt Vickie
1932
4.7
As You Desire Me
as Lucia Marco
1932
6.3
Lady with a Past
as Aunt Emma
1932
5.8
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
1931
6.1
Daughter of the Dragon
as Lady Petrie (uncredited)
1931
5.1
An American Tragedy
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
1931
6.1
The Public Defender
as Aunt Matilda
1931
6.0
The Bargain
as The Patroness
1931
0.0
The Common Law
as Yacht Guest (uncredited)
1931
5.3
Their Mad Moment
as Suzanne Stanley
1931
5.0
Hush Money
as Mrs. Stockton (uncredited)
1931
0.0
Indiscreet
as Mrs. Woodward
1931
6.0
The Hot Heiress
as Mrs. Hunter
1931
5.3
Extravagance
as Mrs. Kendall
1930
3.9
What a Widow!
as Marquise
1930
6.5
Rain or Shine
as Mrs. Conway
1930
6.2
Alias French Gertie
as Morton's Wife
1930
5.0
Seven Keys to Baldpate
as Irene Rhodes
1929
6.5
The Vagabond Lover
as Mrs. Whittington Todhunter
1929
4.0
Tanned Legs
as Mrs. Sophie Reynolds
1929
3.5